Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-21
SOCIETY NOTES.


yesterday afternoon. Miss Mabel Waddell served
tea late in the afternoon. Mrs. Lawrence Hop
kns, who has been the guest of the house, went to
New York yesterday morning.
MIS-. Fa1rchild had the assistance OF Mrs Hugh
J: Thompson Mrs. /. Fl. Maynard Miss Wynkoop
OF New York, Mrs. Lincklain, and in the tea-room
the tea and coffee.
Mrs. Endicott and Miss Endicott were at home
after o'clock.
MIS-. Lamar saw friends during the afternoon,
and Mrs. and Miss Villas were at home to callers.
The Mexican minister and Mrs. Romero will sail
Tor Europe In June, and expect to return and take
In November.
Baroness d'ItaJuba will sail from New York for
Paris on the 7th OF May. The baron will not go
until July.
The family Of Assistant Secretary Maynard VIII
go soon to their home in the Cattskills.
MIS-. senator Payne goes to New York to-day.
The next luncheon Of the National Homeopathic
Hospital will be held at the residence OF Mrs j.
Curtis Hilyer, at 2121 Massachusetts, avenue. The
luncheon yesterday at Mrs. Germans was great
success.
MI. Louis L. Marceron and Miss Mary A. Blumer,
Christ church. hayward, last night, Rev. c. D.
Andrews officiating. The ceremony was witnessed
by large number Of friends of the pair.
Mrs 81. +. Reich wife Of Lieut.. Reich, OF the
navy VOTmerly MISS Emile WOOQ), having lust
nursed her husband through severe attack Of III
ness, Is now lying i'll With pneumonia at 1913 @
street northwest.
MI. Henry Rutherford Elliott, who has come to
the 'front.' recently as one Of the most promising
American novelists and who has shown fine ca
pacity as an editorial writer formerly this paper
and since on the New York Commercial A duertiser
was married last night to Miss Elizabeth Johnston
at'the First Presbyterian church. on Az street. Ia
the presence OF large aSSemblage OF their friends
and relatives. The church was handsomely deco
md hn farpr
aisle the wedding march was played on the organ.
The BRIDE came In on the arm OF her brother, DR..
Gabriel F. Johnston, preceded by the ushers
ThoS J. Johnston, II. B. F. Mcfarland, c. E. Rice,
and E N. Bentley. The bride was met at the altai
by Mr.. Elliott, who was accompanied by his best
man Herbert sv kinney an The ceremony was
ceremony reception was held at the residence OF
the brides mother, 1852 n street, which was at
the families. The brides dress was white satin
en- Lraip, cut detOllette, with sleeves Of beaded
Lace. She carried a large bouquet OF lilies OF the
The bridal couple left on the 10 O'Clock train fol
New York, and on Saturday they Will sail FOL
Europe.
Mr.. Alexander Graham Bell will hold a recep-
ton tonight at bis residence, 1879 Rhode Island
avenue, to meet the National Academy OF Sciences
Mr.. j. w. Thompson, accompanied by his daugh-
ter Ida, will sail for Europe On Saturday the 23d
by the French line steamer BorgOgne. They will
ana at h drs ana proceed 70 Paris and from
be continued through Switzerland and Germany
and from thence to Scotland, where they WILL spend
States in September. Mr.. Thompson has been Sd
closely identified with the leading business and
general interests OF Washington, and has been
movements TO have the CITY take cred1table and
noSWtable part on public occasions, that he Will
be greatly missed; but 1t is hoped that his trip by
fully restoring him to health VIII give him a new
lease Of useful life. The good wishes of the public
WIN also 60 with Miss Thompson, who has endear-
Ostentatious charity and benevOlence.
The house-warming held yesterday, for the bene-
lt Of st. Roses Industrial School, on street, in
the AFTERNOON and evening, presented pretty
spectacle and reaped handsome return Of money
for the orphans. The "Marche" was held IN the
School-r0om which was decorated with stands,
Overshadowed with huge umbrellas, twined with
vines and garlaLded with flowers. In the first
room Mrs. A. A. Wilson and Mrs. Lamont. with the
assistance Of Miss Alice Riggs, Miss Daisy Rick
etts, Miss Mamie Hudson, and the Misses Brown,
presided over the fancy table, and sold scarfs and
sachets, and chances on flour and ham. MS.
Vance and MIS- Febiger sold lemonade and punch
from grotto In the corner. Opposite that was a
the legend In black letters: "Miss West CO.,
successors to HuylerS." Miss Matte Mitchell and
the Misses Flora and Amalia West, and tiny Miss
EGWardes, all In peasants costumes, with white
caps upon their heads, dispensed the sweet things
OF that booth with clever hands.
MIS- Saer1aan was IN charge OF the flowers and
They were Miss Redfern, Miss Poor. Miss Florence
Audenreid Miss Beach, Miss Davis Miss Adams,
Miss Agnes Beach, Miss Banks, Miss Mary McCul-
Loeb, Miss Cullom and Miss Phelps The most
realistic stall OF all was that In charge OF Mrs.
Bonaparte. She had art1chokes and cucumbers
tied with red and yellow ribbons punches OF ten
Ger asparagus and pie-plant tied with picot-edged
blue ribbon. There were pots OF strawberries and
baskets OF vegetables and squashes, and all were
going on at fine prices. Mrs. BOnaparte had the
assistance OF Miss Mabel Weddell, Miss Susanna
Bancroft, Miss Lay, Miss Sallie Loging and Miss
Leila johnson. The girls were all dressed in pretty
fanclful dresses that rendered the scene pic
tureSque.